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Flashy, multi-colored plant bug native to North America resting on a leaf.
Male Lynx Spider on a Passion Flower in East Texas.
flowers and butterfly in natural life
Aricia montensis
Polygonum c-album is a common resident in the Netherlands. In the 20th century, its area of distribution underwent waves of expansion and contraction. This expansion is continuing at present, and the species can now be found all over the country.\nHabitat: The Comma Butterfly especially occurs in open deciduous or mixed woodland. There, it is usually seen in the lighter parts, such as in woodland clearings or at the woodland edge, on damp, rough vegetation. It can be found in parks and gardens in woodland areas.\nFlying Season: Polygonia c-album flies in one or two generations, the first from the end of June until mid-August.\nThe species hibernates as an adult butterfly.\n\nThe Species is quite common (for decades) in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
A butterfly on some hawthorn blossom.
Close shot of an Apollo or mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) butterfly resting on a field scabious.
A Bordered Patch butterfly perched on a flower head and covered in dew at the National Butterfly Center.
Macro of beetle of Oedemera nobilis feeding on a white edelweiss flower
Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer, top or dorsal view, showing the pattern on the back of the wings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.
Northern dune tiger beetle - Cicindela hybrida
The Painted Lady is a long-distance migrant, which causes the most spectacular butterfly migrations observed in Britain and Ireland
A common blue butterfly in a meadow in close-up. The eye is in focus.
Brenthis daphne, the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nBrenthis daphne has a wingspan of 30–44 millimeters. Wings are rather rounded, the basic color of the upper side of the forewings is bright orange, with an incomplete black marginal band. The underside of the hindwings have a yellowish postdiscal band and the marginal area is completely suffused with purple, with a marble effect (hence the common name). The quadrangular patch on the underside hindwing is partially shaded orange pink to outer side. The chrysalis has two dorsal rows of thorns with bright spots and a bright metallic shine.\nThis species is very similar to the lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), but the latter is slightly smaller and the coloration of said patch is completely yellow.\nBiology:\nThe butterfly flies from late May to early August depending on the location. The eggs are laid separately in July on the leaves of the host plants. The larvae feed on brambles (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Rubus caesius, Rubus sachalinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis and Filipendula species, while adults usually feed on nectar from brambles, thistles and other flowers. This species is univoltine. It overwinters at the caterpillar stage in the egg shell. \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis widespread species is present in the Palearctic ecozone from the southern parts of the continental Europe (northern Spain, southern France, Germany, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece), up to Caucasus, western Siberia. It prefers warm and sunny forest edges, woodland and bushy areas where the host plants grow, at an elevation of 75–1,750 meters above sea level (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.
Longicorn on wild plants, North China
macro shot of blue butterfly with soft green yellow background
Common brown butterfly extreme macro shot illustrates its captivating details from wings and antennas
Butterfly Marsh Fritillary. Euphydryas aurinia.
An insect climbing on the stem of a herbaceous plant
Coreus marginatus Dock Bug Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
Closeup shot of Hoverfly sitting on a grass ear
Coenonympha tullia is an extremely rare resident. At present, it is limited to one large and three small populations in the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. On the Dutch Red List is it now listed as “critically endangered”.\nIt has been declining since the beginning of the 20th century.\nLarge Heath used to occur on practically all of the raised bogs in the Netherlands, but peat extraction, drainage and land reclamation have destroyed more and more of its habitat.\nIt flies in one generation from the beginning of June until mid-July and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar in large tussocks of Eriophorum vaginatum, its larval foodplant.\n\nThis Picture is made in “het Fochtloërveen” on the border of Friesland and Drenthe (the Netherlands) in June 2018.
Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China
Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.
Butterfly on Flower from Summer
Apple Fruit Weevil
Early in the morning, dew-covered butterflies wait for the sun to come out and dry them to fly.
Ectobius sylvestris Forest Cockroach Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
Hairstreak butterfly on white flower
An Hobomok Skipper butterfly pauses on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.
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Piezodorus lituratus (Pentatomidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Piezodorus lituratus (Pentatomidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Macrosaccus robiniella (Gracillariidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
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Curculio glandium (Curculionidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Curculio glandium (Curculionidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 3.jpg
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Dysmachus trigonus (Asilidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Laphria flava (Asilidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Laphria flava (Asilidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 3.jpg
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Thisanotia chrysonuchella (Crambidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Dysmachus trigonus (Asilidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Oedipoda caerulescens (Acrididae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Oedipoda caerulescens (Acrididae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Typhaeus typhoeus (Geotrupidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Typhaeus typhoeus (Geotrupidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Typhaeus typhoeus (Geotrupidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Rhodometra sacraria (Geometridae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Rhodometra sacraria (Geometridae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Glomeris marginata (Glomeridae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Glomeris marginata (Glomeridae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Anguis fragilis (Anguidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Anguis fragilis (Anguidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Crambus pascuella (Crambidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Phalangium opilio (Phalangiidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Ommatoiulus sabulosus (Diplopoda sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Xysticus spec. (Araneae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Geotrupes vernalis (Geotrupidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Volucella pellucens (Diptera sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Lycaena phlaeas (Lycaenidae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Lythria cruentaria (Geometridae sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Dysmachus trigonus (Asilidae sp.) female, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Dysmachus trigonus (Asilidae sp.) female, Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Lythria cruentaria (Geometridae sp.) female, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Myrmeleotettix maculatus (Acrididae sp.) female, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Eustalomyia histrio (Anthomyiidae sp.) female, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Machimus atricapillus (Asilidae sp.) male, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Ematurga atomaria (Geometridae sp.) male, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Clytus arietis (Longhorn beetle sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Clytus arietis (Longhorn beetle sp.), Molenhoek, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Stictoleptura rubra (Longhorn beetle sp.) male, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
Dermacentor reticulatus or marginatus (Ixodidae sp.) female, Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg
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